News And Views From The World Of F1

- Director of Volkswagen Motorsport, Wolfgang Dürheimer, has confirmed interest to join Formula 1 in the near future. In a recent interview, Dürheimer told journalists “I could in 2018, when the group is in the auto industry up front, imagine a Formula 1 involvement. We have enough good brands that could do that.” It’s thought [...]

With less than a week until first practise in Bahrain, we come to the end of one of the most eventful off season periods that anyone can remember. 12 months ago it was a shock that Honda had pulled out of F1, now we’re down to two major car manufacturers actually participating in the championship. [...]

After the final test in Barcelona it looks like McLaren are in great shape. The team have topped the time sheets at three of the four winter tests. Hamilton was quickest overall in the second and fourth test, while team-mate Jenson Button was fastest in the third. Fernando Alonso posted the fastest time at the [...]

With less than a fortnight to go to the opening race, the final test in Barcelona has begun. This is the last chance for the teams to fine tune their cars on track before first practice in Bahrain. I would expect all the teams to try some low fuel, flat out runs, which should give [...]